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August 15, 2017 13:50
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Save mflaxman/f6350d84cef7a9ef997a0bc99f120a86 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Proof you can recover your Trezor funds without a Trezor (if it breaks and/or the company goes out of business)
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| from bitmerchant.wallet import Wallet | |
| from mnemonic import Mnemonic | |
| # put in whatever Trezor generates for you here (or backup from this empty/insecure one as a test) | |
| mnemonic = 'clean health food open blood network differ female lion eagle rough upon update zone antique defense venture uncover mobile charge actress film vocal enough' | |
| passphrase = '' # empty string or whatever you actually choose | |
| path = "m/44'/0'/0'/0/0" # whatever shows up on the UI for that account (everything will start with m/44'/0' since it's bip44) | |
| child = Wallet.from_master_secret(Mnemonic('english').to_seed(mnemonic, passphrase)).get_child_for_path(path) | |
| child.to_address() # '18K9axbPpwqZgngB58nuwsYevL2z6ey4YG' (confirm this matches what Trezor is showing you) | |
| child.export_to_wif() # 'L4orhKxb9YSGRHZvv8th3KeUqRz6x3PPmdqLThajUgSesTovfKPG' (what you can use to spend the funds for the previous address) |
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